Originally Posted by
Kim39
Firstly its not SOCCER, its footie!!! NZ has gone with the rest of the globe and renamed itself the NZFA, so no need to use the word soccer anymore.
The youth game is of a poor standard really. Locally its useless, but at a national level its so so. The game only takes the kids to the age of 12-13 and then you drop into the auspices of the schools, so basically as there isn't any proper coaching the kids don't develop. I hope i can help where i am going as i have the passion and drive for the game unlike the gimps who run the game over here.
Kim
Thanks for the info - happy 'soccer' has gone, just can't bring myself to use the word.
Good luck in the job, maybe I'll ask more questions nearer when I move and see what you think after being in the job.